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Thursday 22 October 2026
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 28 minutes)
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/ 60
Instructions
Try to complete this mock exam paper in one sitting, under exam conditions. Use all the time available and check your answers to each question at the end before submitting.
Remember this is PRACTICE. Mistakes are fine and will help you improve in time for the real exam - just do your best.
Closed text. Task 1: answer the close-reading question on the unseen prose extract for your topic area. Task 2: answer the comparative essay question, comparing at least two texts prescribed for your topic. Total 60 marks.
DON'T FORGET! Submit your paper at the end to receive marks and review your answers - using AI, mark schemes or solutions.
NOTE: You might want to use some scrap paper to plan your answers to longer questions, so get that prepared now.